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Upcoming Missions This Year for: Atlas V

Missions No Earlier Than 2018 for: Atlas V

NETJan 18

SBIRS-GEO 4

Atlas V 411

Location

Cape Canaveral AFS SLC-41

Time

TBD

ULA's Atlas V rocket will launch the latest Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous (SBIRS) satellite. The spacecraft will serve as part of a early warning missile detection system. The 411 version of the Atlas V uses a four meter fairing, one solid rocket motor, and a single RL10C rocket engine in its Centaur upper stage.

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NETJul

AEHF 4

Atlas V 531

Location

Cape Canaveral AFS SLC-41

Time

TBD

United Launch Alliance (ULA) will launch the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite for the United States Air Force (USAF). Built by Lockheed Martin, this secure military communications spacecraft will serve U.S. military and allied forces. The satellite will launch aboard ULA's Atlas V in the 531 configuration: a five-meter fairing, three solid rocket boosters, and a single engine on the Centaur upper stage.